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6 CHRISTCHURCH MAIL, APRIL 9, 2015 NEWS Change would cap rates rises Developerstocontributemore By CHARLIE MITCHELL Some property developers are set to take a hit as the council looks to adjust the way it calculates development fees. The council has proposed changes to its development contribution policy, a policy which requires developers pay the council for costs it incurs to provide for the new development. For example, if a developer wants to build houses in a new subdivision, the council may have to build and maintain new facilities, such as neighbourhood parks, water supplies and roads, to service them. It charges the developer for those costs so ratepayers do not have to absorb them on its behalf. Christchurch City Council senior policy analyst Gavin Thomas said the policy is an important way to prevent rates increases. ‘‘The policy enables the council to recover the costs it incurs to provide for growth,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s an integral part of the council’s overall funding; it’s not an arbitrary amount the council is just taxing developers for.’’ WWII kit bag lacks an owner Rangiora man Wayne Monk wants to see an old kit bag reunited with its owner or his family. The bag has been in storage in the family home for some years, and Monk is not too sure how his mother came to be in possession of it. ‘‘All we know is she had it at the end of World War II and it has been used to store knitting wool.’’ Monk’s mother, Winnifred Monk, spent the war years in Christchurch with her husband, who worked at the freezing works, an ‘‘essential service’’ at the time. His dad spent his nights making bombs. The kit bag reads Johnson, SG, which Monk understands stands for Sidney George, of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Rangioraman WayneMonk is looking for the ownersofSidney George Johnson’sWorldWar II kit bag. Johnson’s service number, as displayed on the bag, is 46859. ‘‘I approached the RSA, but there would be around 20 weeks’ wait. It would be nice to get this home by Anzac Day.’’ If you know who this kit bag might belong to, please contact Shannon at the Northern Outlook: shannon.beynon@fairfaxmedia. co.nz or call 03 311 8715. The revised policy will see developers in ‘‘greenfield’’ areas – where utilities such as stormwater drains, neighbourhood parks, flood protection need servicing – pay more, while others in areas with existing infrastructure pay less. The new figures are determined by costs incurred by the council. ‘‘Property developers are in business to make money and obviously they’d prefer their costs to be as low as possible. ‘‘There are developers in these greenfields areas who will be asked to contribute more and I guess it would be fair to expect they won’t be over the moon about that.’’ Matt Currie, development director at Arcus Developments, said developers need to pay their way but development contributions are not the ideal way of doing it. ‘‘They’re a cost like any other we would factor into a project and ultimately we would try to pass that cost on to, or as much as you can anyway, on to a purchaser,’’ he said. ‘‘The issue I’ve always had with development contributions . . . should the last user of an asset, be it stormwater or sewerage or whatever, be paying for it, or should that cost be spread over the entire community? ‘‘It always seems hard to penal- ise the last person on the bus, as opposed to charging everyone on the bus a little bit more for more services.’’ The company was unsure if it would be paying more because of the changes but had made submissions to the council and had legal counsel attending meetings. ‘‘There is a reasonable possi- bility we will pay more. 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